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Brother, My Cup Is Empty
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Nick Cave
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Brother, my cup is empty
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And I haven't got a penny
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For to buy no more whiskey
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I have to go home
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I am the captain of my pain
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Tis the bit, the bridle,
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The trashing cane
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The stirrup, the harness
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The whipping mane
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The pickled eye
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The shrinking brain
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O brother, buy me one more drink
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I'll explain the nature of my pain
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Yes, let me tell you once again
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I am the captain of my pain
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O brother, my cup is empty
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And I haven't got a penny
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For to buy no more whiskey
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I have to go home
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I cannot blame it all on her
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To blame her all would be a lie
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For many a night I lay awake
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And wished that I could watch her die
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To see her accusing finger spurt
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To see flies swarm her hateful eye
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To watch her groaning in the dirt
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To see her clicking tongue crack dry
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O brother, buy me one more drink
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One more drink and then goodbye
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And do not mock me when I say
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Let's drink one more before I die
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O brother, my cup is empty
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And I haven't got a penny
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For to buy no more whiskey
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I have to go home
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Well I've been sliding down on rainbows
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Well I've been swinging from the stars
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Now this wretch in beggars clothing
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Bangs his cup across the bars
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Look, this cup of mine is empty!
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Seems I've misplaced my desires
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Seems I'm sweeping up the ashes
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Of all my former fires
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So brother, be a brother
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And fill this tiny cup of mine
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And please, sir, make it whiskey
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For I have no head for wine
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O brother, my cup is empty
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And I haven't got a penny
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For to buy no more whiskey
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I have to go home
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I counted up my blessings
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And counted only one
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One tiny little blessing
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And now that blessings gone
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So buy me one more drink, my brother
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Then I'm taking to the road
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Yes, I'm taking to the rain
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I'm taking to the snow
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O my friend, my only brother
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Do not let the party grieve
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So throw a dollar onto the bar
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Now kiss my ass and leave
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O brother, my cup is empty
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And I haven't got a penny
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For to buy no more whiskey
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I have to go home
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